•Lionel Messi Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, bringing the curtain down on a glittering 21-year career with Argentina. The 39-year-old leaves as Argentina’s all-time leading scorer with 125 goals in 207 appearances, having won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and two Copa América titles. During his senior internat...
•Late Sani A police officer attached to the Hotoro Division, identified as Sani S.O., has been killed during a clash between rival thugs in Kano, just months before his retirement. A source close to the deceased told our correspondent that the officer was deployed alongside his colleagues to disperse the fighting groups when he was […]...
The Nigerian Army has suspended all statutory and voluntary retirements for certain categories of officers following the nationwide security emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu. Over 600 cases of mass abductions were recorded in November alone. Some of the incidents included the kidnapping of over 300 students in Niger State, 38 worshi...
The sudden retirement of Troost-Ekong from Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, has created the chance for Wilfred Ndidi to become the captain of the team. Ekong announced his voluntary retirement from the national team, stating that he had spent his time in the national team with 83 caps, and five medals. Ndidi, who captained [&he...
•Naira notes Under the National Pension Commission’s rules for the Contributory Pension Scheme, Nigerian workers may access part of their retirement savings while still employed, though only under specific conditions. Under the scheme, both employers and employees contribute monthly to a Retirement Savings Account, reports The PUNCH. Normally,...
Airtel Africa has announced that its Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Andrew Green, will retire on January 29, 2026, according to a disclosure recently filed with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Green’s retirement followed more than six years of service as a director, a tenure the Board acknowledged with appreciation. Tsega Gebreyes wil...
•Nancy Pelosi A towering figure in US politics and the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced today that she will step down at the next election. “I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” said the 85-year-old Democrat who has been one of President Donald Trump’s fiercest […]...
•Late Serifat Olubukola Talabi A director at the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), Serifat Olubukola Talabi, has died barely four days to her retirement from the civil service and 60th birthday. She was reportedly knocked down in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was learnt that late Talabi was knocked down by...
A retired judge, Justice Solomon Olugbemi (Rtd), has decried the poor treatment of judicial officials in retirement, stating that in Ogun State, “the suffering of judicial officers begins afresh on the date of their retirement.” Olugbemi, who retired from the state judiciary, made the remarks as a guest lecturer at the 2025 Judges’ Conference,...
•Dries Mertens A former Belgium forward, Dries Mertens, has announced his retirement from football, with his contract at Galatasaray due to expire at the end of this month. The 38-year-old said he was hanging up his boots in a video posted on social media yesterday, but would play in an exhibition match organised by his […]
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